Leptestheria nobilis (Sars, 1900)

Padhye, Sameer, Timms, Brian & Ghate, Hemant V., 2016, Large branchiopod (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) egg morphology of Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, Zootaxa 4079 (2), pp. 246-254 : 251

Leptestheria nobilis (Sars, 1900)

Size: 115–135 µm (n=5). Eggs spherical and smooth without any ornamentation. Some of the eggs observed within the brood pouch with a distinct invagination on one end. Surface without discernible pores ( Fig. 4 C & D).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Eggs of: A, Triops granarius; B, Eulimnadia indocylindrova; C, Leptestheria nobilis (female brood pouch with eggs); D, Leptestheria nobilis (single egg SEM). Scale bars: A = 100 µm; B = 50 µm; C = 500 µm; D = 20 µm.